Middlesex Community College

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and our

friends.

Yeah, they're going to name him a golden hammer and sickle.

Phil Sisson from Middlesex Community College.

They will be part of the Fireside Chat event to be moderated by Laura Smith, one of my favorite people in the city.

She's great.

Middlesex Community College's Richard and Nancy Donahue Academic Arts Center will host the event 5 to 7 p.m. next Monday.

So thank you, Keyline.

Phil is one of those, I think he's kind of under the radar gem of Lowell.

I reside up in the Highland section of Lowell.

My wife, Judy Hogan, is a former dean at Middlesex Community College.

We have two kids.

We've been there for 20 years.

Wang.

And the Wang Towers, dare I say, no Lowell Plan, no LDFC, no Wang, no Wang Towers, which is now the home of Middlesex Community College in downtown as well.

Am I giving them too much credit, LZ, or not enough? Well, I think you're

sort of spot on because, you know, it really took the leadership of folks, of course, Paul Tsongas.

I'm optimistic that we can get there.

Yeah.

Talk a little bit about the university's role and also Middlesex Community College, in kind of creating the workforce that's going to be required for this.

Well, I think it's really exciting because both Phil Sisson and Julie Chen both have a passion for developing all of the hands-on programs needed, including certificate programs and things that are wrapped up in six to nine months.

I get it.

I taught one semester at Middlesex Community College.

I get it, folks.

As much as I'll crap on teachers, it's not for everybody.

But we're talking about the center of the downtown.

We're talking about Middlesex Community College.

We're talking about wanting to fix up the courthouse area.

And the thing is, you need some creative thought going into what's going to be located there.

They know what UMass Lowell does and contributes.

They know what the Housing Authority does and contributes.

The Middlesex Community College Lowell General.

This was all done last night to simply avoid tackling the question about how many people are calling in sick and how will increasing staffing levels affect that for the better or maybe for the worse.